Myus

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Myus was an ancient Greek city of Ionia located near the mouth of the Maeander River in western Anatolia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ionian city
ancient Greek city
abandonedDueTo malaria
silting of the Maeander River
archaeologicalSiteStatus largely unexcavated
associatedWithDeity Apollo
citizensRelocatedTo Miletus
culture Ancient Greek
currentCondition ruins
foundedBy Ionians
surface form: Ionian Greeks
geographicalFeature former coastal city now inland due to silting
hasCategory Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey
Former populated places in Turkey
hasEconomicBase agriculture
fishing
riverine trade
hasSanctuaryOf Apollo
hasTypeOfGovernment city-state
historicalEra Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
knownFrom Herodotus
Pausanias
Strabo
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Ionia
Western Anatolia
surface form: western Anatolia
locatedInPresentDay Turkey
locatedNear mouth of the Maeander River
memberOf Ionian League
surface form: Ionian dodecapolis
mentionedAsSmallestCityOf Ionian League
modernRegion Aydın Province vicinity
neighboringCity Miletus
Priene
partOf Ionian League
ancient region of Caria
periodOfOccupation Archaic period
Classical period
Hellenistic period
Roman period
politicalStatus polis
regionInAntiquity Asia Minor
religiousBuilding temple of Apollo
religiousCult Apollo worship
riverSystem Maeander River basin
situatedOn Maeander River delta
strategicImportance control of Maeander River mouth
timeOfMajorDecline Hellenistic period

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